A feel good story!

Renee Washington, stylist at Executive Cuts, is giving "free haircuts" to employees of ABB.

Washington says she just recently located here. When she heard about the ABB laying off 29 employees last Thursday, she knew she just had to do something.

Renee said, "While I am trying to build clientele, I want to let the community know I am here to give back"

"A free haircut is one less over head expense, especially to the laid off employees" she said, "Plus they get the clean cut look when they are going to the unemployment office , job hunts, or interviews."

Wayne Ferguson, owner of Executive Cuts, said "She may do a different Factory each week to help out in the community."

Washington will be giving free haircuts to ABB employees from Thursday 28th until Saturday 6th.

Give her a call, go get a haircut, and tell her how great a person she is.
415 Main Street
South Boston, VA 24592-3241
(434) 517-0330

This make me feel good to know such great people are out there.

Thank you, Renee, for showing that Community support is important through hard times.

Is it rude to . . .

. . . Talk on the phone while using the bathroom?

I have been on the phone before and the urge to use the bathroom came up. I didn't say-"Hold on, ill be right back" I just simply went and took care of business.

1] - I don't think it is rude, because the person you are talking to does not have a clue to what you are doing, unless you are constipated and your are grunting and straining so hard the blood vessels in your forehead start buldging, but hey they can't see that.

2] - I think it is rude if they hear in the background the sound of a toilet flushing, but the simple solution could be, MUTE your phone. Every phone has a mute button. Put it to use.

Barry's Thoughts of the day.

Go Volunteer, Visit a Friend, DO SOMETHING ELSE!

All over the TV, Magazines,Newspapers,Radio, is non stop STAB-STAB-STAB Obama. I am quick to say, No, I did no vote for Obama. Some find this odd, me being gay and voting for the Republican John McCain who does not support Gay Marriage. I put selffish things like that aside. Hell, I'm not ready to get married anyway. I don't like the Universal Health Care. I DO like a FairTax.

However, I am also quick to realize that Obama won, and is now my President. I may not approve of this, but stabbing him with every minute of my life is not going to change that.

I wish people would lay off his case. Maybe he could get something done without all the chaos everyone is throwing. It just tires me every single time. GRR I get so fustrated.

Hey Y'all. . .How y'all doing? Go grab a stick of Butter, I'll be right back!

I do happen to be in LOVE with Paula Deen. Its more her personality and her accent that I love the most. Not so much her food. Alot of it looks good, but im a picky eater. How can you not love her smile? Just look at it, you just wanna pinch those little botoxed cheeks of her's.


For Example: I absolutely LOVE Butter Beans, and I like corn, but if you mix the two together, I will resent you FOR LIFE!!!

Tonight I was running food all over the Hospital to patients. While waiting for the elevator, I saw on TV in the waiting room Paula Deen. I just wanted to sit there so bad and just enjoy her show, in the same way I do with Rachel Ray.

But, I couldn't, I had people to feed. The night went well, everyone got their food on time. I love the nurses at the hospital, well, most of them.

I left work at 8pm, and then went to meet Waverly at Bo Jangles. I don't know about you but, for the past two weeks i've been eating Bo Jangles, and still just can't get enough. I love it.

I think its gonna snow this weekend, I don't really care either way, I am just ready for summer. I want to go swimming, sun tanning,hot boy watching, etc.

I WANT YOU!

So this is a tid bit in a sprinkle winkle of time to late for evening cup of coffee and lunch with the next door neighboor from across the street because she is walking her dog to the dry cleaners to pick up her mail and . . Well lets quit the small talk and jump right to the point.

Karin Kuhn, is a Realtor in Clarksville,VA she is the lovely little lady on the Left, and I , and the sexy young man on he right.

When I was asked if i'd dress up as Uncle Sam in the Clarksville, Va Parade, I was excited.

It was, Obviously, 4th of July weekend, and my family was camping at the lake. It was a Saturday I believe, I left that morning and went up to the town to meet Karin, put on my striped pants, blue jacket, and the fabulous cotton beard.

I greatly enjoyed myself-took a few photos with the elderly-gave out candy-made some smiles-I just absolutely loved it.

I hope that next year I can have the priviledge to do this again.

Happy 4th of July everyone!
Karin is a great lady, and full of energy.

Urgent attention needed!

OMG BON SCOTT.

On your next shopping spree, you will need to add a few items to your list.

• Iron tooth Comb
• Anit-Freeze
• 2-Gallons of Crisco
• Hair Straightener

Hey, How Are You?

I was working the other morning, when a guy walks in to place his order. He looks to be a construction worker.

Cashier: Hey, how are you doing today?

Fella' : (In a very hyper friendly tone) I'm doing so good I can hardly stand it, and If I was doing any better its be two of me, and then YOU couldn't stand it.

He laughs, Cashier Laughs, I laugh, we have never heard that one before, but I loved it.

He continued to go off about how he is going fishing, mind you it is 20 degrees outside.

He said it was his only day to go since he normally works 12 to 14 hour shift 6-7 days a week.

We said, whoa, thats alot. He said, well, I'm greatful I can stand up each morning to put boots on my feet.

This is a prime example of how people should be.

Nothing like Granny!

I was on Facebook one day, and can't quite remember how this came about, but I saw the Facebook account for Granny Pearl. My first thoughts were, someones Grandma has Facebook, how AWESOME! Another thing that drew me in was her lovely default picture. I click on her page, its private, so I submited a request for our Friendship.

Granny Pearl quickly accepted.

I have fallen in Love with Granny Pearl. No matter how your day is going, she always has a way to pick you up. I will give you a preview of her typical status's

Good Miiirrring Grandbabies! I'm off to my church The Oh Lord Not Chibatta
Bread First Presperterian Forever My Lady Baptist Missionary Church of Our Lady
GaGa Sticky & Sweet Episcapol AME ESPN of God & Christ. Be Blessed
ya'll!!!

WHO KNEW 69 WOULD FEEL SO GOOD!!! I cant wait to see all ya'll tonight, I'm bringing a few extra pairs of depends cuz its gone be a long night! Xo Pearl

I introduce you to Waverly!

Waverly is one of my favorite customers at Hardees. We have him down to a science.

Morning- Coffee & Biscuit and Gravy

Lunch- Coffee & Side Salad with Honey Mustard

Night- Coffee

Well, since we change the coffee brand, he doesn't like it, so he now goes else where.

I sometimes meet him on nights I'm getting off at the Hospital and socialize. He is so funny, and the only 72 year old man I know that can operate an iPhone.

Waverly said something funny the other night,


"Have you ever seen a one-legged man at an ass kickin contest"?

I laughed til I couldn't anymore. I had never heard of that before,

I replied with, "No, I haven't"

He said, "Because it doesn't happen often".

Waverly is the coolest old man I know. I look up to him.

A Week in Review

So I work at the Local Hospital part-time in the Dietary Dept delivering food trays to the patients. I absolutely LOVE my job there. At first it was depressing seeing all the sick people, but I began to look beyond their sickness as I continued to serve them.

I was off the whole weekend (3 days), when I went back on Monday I was delivering food to a room with a patient and his wife.

As I walked in, the wife said, "we have missed you this weekend,glad to see my boy"

That just makes me soo happy.

I still keep my morning job at Hardee's because, well, I love it. I can't surround myself with enough people at one time. What can I say, I LOVE PEOPLE-and my job's.

This is copied from MY FaceBook where I posted this story as a note-

I have been a customer of Alltel since May 2008. I never had one problem with Alltel, the customer service was great, as well as the service. When we were briefly notified of the buy-out, I thought nothing of it. My service would be the same right?
In June 2009, I received my first bill from the Verizon office. That bill was $220, I called and argued it out. They claimed it was from texting/internet/non mobile numbers I called. This was all wrong, I had the unlimited data package, and my call record was not over my 500 anytime minutes. As a responsible customer, I paid my normal rate of $70 anyway, even though the bill was over charged.
July, I had the same problem, the finance charges kept adding up. August, my bill had accumulated to $860. Each time I called customer service, or went to the Verizon store I was told they were looking into it. Why waws my phone service disconnected?

Now September I was still getting harrassed by Verizon saying my accunt was passed due. I have talked with many reps/supervisors. This time I decided to get something done, I was going to protest. I then took some plywood, spray paint, and created a sign "HONK, if verizon screwed u over" I place this sign in front of the Verizon store, little after 7pm on a Monday- 9-21-09. I got alot of attention. The verizon store managers came out, looked at the sign. One manager attempted to take my sign down. I told him to leave it alone. I was on public domain, I had every right to be there in civil protest. They threatened to call the police. I stood my ground. The manager then later came out and we discussed all my Verizon problems. The Manager went inside the store to look up my account, he then came back outside, and had adjusted my account to its proper amount. He then went inside to reconnect my phone service, in the meantime I decided to take the sign down since they were trying to cooperate. Fair enough I think.

* I had a lot of comments on Facebook. People here are always talking about my Verizon Protest. Not a day goes by it seems.

SouthSideCentral News Blog covered the story as well.

Green Apple Sandwich

So today was Amazingly Awesome. I slept til about 9am. I woke up, got ready to go meet a "nutcase" for lunch. My friend and I went to lunch at the PackHouse, a little sandwich cafe',

I love their "Granny Smih Sandwich", includes- Turkey,Bacon,Green Apples, Cream Cheese, on Cinamon Raison bread!

The people there are soo nice. The food is sooo good. The Prices are soo afordable.

I vote everyone goes by the PackHouse.

I then came home and chilled on Facebook til I had to go to work. I work at the hospital serving food. I LOVE it there. Those nurses can be a total trip. CRackin me up.

I ended the day right with some chicken strips from Bo Jangles, and listen to Unevolved practice their new songs.

I am now home, got my Glass of 2% milk, Red Apple Wedges, and kick'n back with Madea.

The night is in its most perfect stage.

Polynesian? No, it's polyester, ya like?

So me and my Girlfriend ,Lorieal, went to Chic-Fil-A. God I love that place. I always get the Chic-Fil-A sandwich or either the nuggets. Anyway-Lorieal came and sat at the table. She had some Polynesian sauce, which is like Sweet~n~Sour!

She was like, " Polynesian?"

I was like, "No,polyester. You like it?" refering to my clothes. It was a pure joke.

Ha-Ha-!!

You got me lookin so crazy in love,

Sorry the image is blurred, I guess even technology can't keep up with me!! Every Thursday night at Applebees, they host Karaoke and DJ. Me and a bunch of friends go every week,and have a blast. I do a wide variety of song, Single Ladies, crazy in love, Proud Mary, Dolly Parton, Journey, and much more.

If you have never experienced the fun in Karaoke, I encourage you to find a bar, and GO!!

Future Wedding!!

FIRST: It will be a beautiful landscape like in the picture to the left. Many people will attend. The guest list will be an open invites directed towards, Future House of Delegates Andy Rice, Dr. Phill, Dr. Oz. Oprah, The cinamon roll guy form the fair grounds,Vanilla Ice, to name a few.

The ceremony will be a very beautiful one. Fresh flowers, and heck, lets make is a fall wedding, so we won't have to compete with colors. And at the end of the most FAMOUS LINE, "You may kiss the bride/other" The Hot Air Balloon simutaneously lifts off in to the wind.

Then for the Party of the year, Catered by best of the very best, Ya'll know Paula Deen, Rachel Ray, and Carol Guerraunt of Carol Southern Catering-ClarksVille VA. Butter Beans will be a must!!

BillFold Bob-rah!

Hey guys, let me tell you what happened today at work.

I was working the Drive-Thru window, taking orders and passing them out.

This particular car pulls up to order. I press the button on my headset to speak to them, and all I hear was

"Bob-rah, where my billfold, Bob-rah?" I think the person with the billfold was actually named Barbara, but it was pronounced, Bob-Rah.

My and my co-workers laughed a while on that one.

GREAT DAY in my book!